1963 Carolina League season

1963 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 19 – September 7 144 10 Regular season Jim Price, Kinston Eagles Playoffs Wilson Tobs Greensboro Yankees List of Carolina League seasons CL 1962 Carolina League season 1962 1964 Carolina League season 1964 The 1963 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 19 and September 7. Ten teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season. The Wilson Tobs won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in the final round of the playoffs. League changes The Carolina League was reclassified from Class B to Class A beginning in the 1963 season. The league split into two five-team divisions, the East Division and the West Division. Team changes The Peninsula Senators joined the league as an expansion team. The club would be affiliated with the Washington Senators. The Tidewater Tides joined the league as an expansion team. The Raleigh Capitals ended their affiliation with the Washington Senators and began a new affiliation with the New York Mets. The club was renamed the Raleigh Mets. Teams 1963 Carolina League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Grainger Stadium Peninsula Senators Hampton, Virginia Washington Senators War Memorial Stadium Rocky Mount Leafs Rocky Mount, North Carolina Cincinnati Reds Municipal Stadium Tidewater Tides Norfolk, Virginia None Frank D. Lawrence Stadium Wilson Tobs Wilson, North Carolina Minnesota Twins Fleming Stadium West Burlington Indians Burlington, North Carolina Cleveland Indians Burlington Athletic Stadium Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Houston Colt .45s Durham Athletic Park Greensboro Yankees Greensboro, North Carolina New York Yankees World War Memorial Stadium Raleigh Mets Raleigh, North Carolina New York Mets Devereaux Meadow Winston-Salem Red Sox Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field Map of teams left 10px East division 10px West division 525 475 260 0 25 North Carolina 900 North Carolina 35.27 -77.57 Blue pog.svg 80 top Kinston #ffe North Carolina 37.01 -76.39 Blue pog.svg 80 top Peninsula #ffe North Carolina 35.97 -77.80 Blue pog.svg 80 top Rocky Mount #ffe North Carolina 36.85 -76.29 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Tidewater #ffe North Carolina 35.72 -77.93 Blue pog.svg 80 top Wilson #ffe North Carolina 36.09 -79.41 Red pog.svg 80 top Burlington #ffe North Carolina 36.00 -78.90 Red pog.svg 80 top Durham #ffe North Carolina 36.08 -79.78 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Greensboro North Carolina 35.79 -78.64 Red pog.svg 80 top Raleigh #ffe North Carolina 36.13 -80.25 Red pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Greensboro Yankees finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1960. The regular season schedule was extended from 140-games to 144-games. Standings 1963 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024 East division Team Win Loss % GB Kinston Eagles 77 66 77 66 – Wilson Tobs 77 67 77 67 0.5 Rocky Mount Leafs 72 72 72 72 5.5 Tidewater Tides 65 79 65 79 12.5 Peninsula Senators 58 86 58 86 19.5West division Greensboro Yankees 85 59 85 59 – Durham Bulls 78 65 78 65 6.5 Burlington Indians 77 66 77 66 7.5 Winston-Salem Red Sox 67 76 67 76 17.5 Raleigh Mets 62 82 62 82 23 League Leaders Batting leaders 1963 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Art López, Greensboro Yankees .338 H Don Bosch, Kinston Eagles 189 R Roy White, Greensboro Yankees 117 2B Ron Durham, Burlington Indians 38 3B Art López, Greensboro Yankees 12 HR Walt Matthews, Durham Bulls 30 RBI Jim Price, Kinston Eagles 109 SB Johnny Parker, Burlington Indians 41 Pitching leaders 1963 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024 Stat Player Total W Chuck Kovach, Burlington Indians Jerry Merz, Rocky Mount Leafs 17 ERA James Horsford, Greensboro Yankees 1.41 CG Luis Tiant, Burlington Indians 17 SHO Luis Tiant, Burlington Indians 6 SO Luis Tiant, Burlington Indians 207 IP Don Flynn, Rocky Mount Leafs 211.0 Playoffs The Wilson Tobs won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in three games. The final series was reduced from a best-of-seven series to a best-of-three series. The semi-finals remained a best-of-five series. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals E1 Kinston 0 E2 Wilson 3 W1 Greensboro 3 W2 Durham 2 E2 Wilson 2 W1 Greensboro 1 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Jim Price, Kinston Eagles Manager of the Year Pat Colgan, Burlington Indians See also 1963 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1963 in sports in North Carolina Category:1963 in sports in Virginia